CANADA, September 16 - B.C. is negotiating earlier pensions for wildland firefighters helping align their benefits with those of other public-safety occupations while they protect communities from increasingly challenging wildfire activity. “We owe a deep …
CANADA, September 15 - The Province is taking action to make sure people with long-term concurrent mental-health and addiction challenges get secure and dignified care by opening highly secure facilities for people under the Mental Health Act throughout …
CANADA, September 2 - Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking Labour Day: “Workers built this province. Every day, we rely on workers to drive buses, to teach our kids, to take care of us in hospital. Workers make the goods we use, …
CANADA, August 28 - Josie Osborne, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation – “We must build out B.C.’s electrical system like never before to power our homes and businesses to power a growing economy and to power our future. Throughout the …
CANADA, August 27 - Cellphones and other digital devices will be restricted in B.C. schools when students return to school next week as part of a series of actions to keep kids safe and healthy. “Every child in British Columbia should feel safe, supported …
CANADA, August 27 - Print British Columbia News https://news.gov.bc.ca/31552 The King Charles III Coronation Medal was awarded to outstanding individuals in British Columbia during a ceremony with the lieutenant governor. The Coronation Medal was created …
CANADA, August 23 - People living in Vernon and surrounding communities will benefit from increased access to team-based care as planning progresses on a second urgent and primary care centre (UPCC). “We’re building up better access to doctors, nurses and …
CANADA, August 23 - Okanagan College (OC) students now have access to more on-campus housing with the opening of new student housing at the Vernon and Kelowna campuses, reducing housing pressures in both communities and making it easier for students to …
CANADA, August 22 - The Rental Protection Fund has helped protect 75 more affordable rental homes for people in Squamish and North Vancouver. The properties, acquired by non-profit organizations with contributions from the fund, are part of nearly 1,500 …
CANADA, August 20 - Lisa Beare, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills – “This government is acting quickly to build more homes on campus for post-secondary students. This project builds on the thousands of student beds already built or …
CANADA, August 16 - People are receiving safe, timely acute care from their own homes through the newly expanded Hospital at Home (HaH) program at Cowichan District Hospital (CDH). “People in Cowichan deserve health care that’s accessible and close to …
CANADA, August 13 - Call for meaningful changes to Business Risk Management Programs: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has advocated strongly at federal/provincial/territorial (FPT) tables for the need to review the Business Risk Management suite of …
CANADA, July 26 - Anne Kang, MLA for Burnaby Deer Lake – “As a life-long advocate of traditional Chinese medicine, I know that traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists are in high-demand jobs in the next 10 years in B.C. I am very …
CANADA, July 24 - Fin Donnelly, MLA for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain – “The future skills grant provides valuable training that helps people get into rewarding careers. Thousands of people have benefited from this program, either in person or online, and I’m …
CANADA, July 23 - Leah Hollins, board chair, Island Health – “I am so pleased that another option for same-day access to primary care is available for residents of the Comox Valley. As the first urgent and primary care centre in the north Island, this …
CANADA, July 22 - Families and people with middle incomes living and working in Whistler will soon have access to more than 100 new rental homes as the first BC Builds project breaks ground. “It’s not just the mountains, it’s also the local families and …
CANADA, July 19 - Tania Sallinen, person with cancer who completed ovarian-cancer treatment – “From our first meeting with Dr. Chan, she made us feel comfortable and confident we were in good hands. After chemotherapy and abdominal surgery, Dr. Chan gave …
CANADA, July 16 - A new agreement between British Columbia and Alberta means B.C. wineries can again ship their products directly to Alberta consumers, reopening a vital sales and tourism channel for B.C.’s wine industry. “B.C. wines are world-class and …
CANADA, July 9 - More family doctors will be trained faster as the new medical school at Simon Fraser University (SFU) moves forward with funding for space and operations, as well as a proposed three-year curriculum model and a founding dean. “We’re …
CANADA, July 4 - Modern Treaty Nations and the Province are working together to develop new policy approaches to support the implementation of modern treaties, building strong, healthy communities now and for generations to come. These new approaches …
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